Massawa - Oslo Norge

Saba is as real as it gets in Oslo. In the evening this place becomes a busy watering hole to get honest to goodness Eritrean food and drinks with friends. The music blasts loud, people chatting even more loudly, and fingers get dirty dipping into red spicy stews. I wonder why I don 't go here more often. As is traditional Eritrean/Ethiopian food, we get one large shared plate of sour pancakes called Injera, topped with little stews called tsebhi (or wot in Ethiopian . For the first visits, I would recommend the combination so you can sample different mixes of minced beef stew, vegetable, egg and chicken. You then rip apart the pancakes and use it gleefully to scoop up the meats. The sponge like injera beautifully absorbs all the juices. It 's actually very similar to Ethiopian cuisine, just with different names, and only the true aficionados (not me could tell them apart. What I notice though is it is more sour and less earthy than any Ethiopian food I have ever had, and tasted of more use of tomatoes. This tiiny bit of over tanginess their injera is also very sour probably keeps me from giving it a full blown 5, otherwise, the spices are really spot on for my liking, and I always have a weakness for ethnic cuisine made from the heart :

Service was good but the food portions were on the small side and hence not great value. The sushi quality was average. This place was family friendly which was nice.

To all of y'all who think this is Ethiopian food ur r damn wrong dummy! Its Eritrean food btw! U welcome

We have never tried Ethiopian cuisine before, but the food here is amazing. Peel the spongy injera with your fingers to pick up the spicy stews and creamy lentils. Staff can speak English and were helpful with making recommendations. The restaurant is on the 2nd floor and quieter.